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Public policy & social work at SFA

SFA graduates about 90 public policy & social work majors a year, 4% of its graduating class. That puts it 268th of 406 schools we score for public policy & social work, a solid program at 49 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $51,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major.

49/100Solid#268 of 406 for public policy & social work →
Graduates a year904% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$51,0000.98× the same major nationally
Research in the field$229Ka year, NSF
Admit rate90%whole school
SAT middle 50%970–1160whole school

Around SFA

Lumberjack Landing on the campus of Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogd
Stephen F. Austin State University August 2017 12 (Lumberjack Landing)Photo: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The R.E. McGee Business Building on the campus of Stephen F. Austin State Univer
Stephen F. Austin State University August 2017 10 (R.E. McGee Business Building)Photo: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The Vera Dugas Liberal Arts North building on the campus of Stephen F. Austin St
Stephen F. Austin State University August 2017 30 (Vera Dugas Liberal Arts NorthPhoto: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The Student Health Clinic on the campus of Stephen F. Austin State University in
Stephen F. Austin State University August 2017 29 (Student Health Clinic)Photo: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where public policy & social work happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: School of Social Work.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 51 · Dorm 16 · Athletics 8 · Arts 3 · Dining 1 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the public policy & social work ranking

  1. Alcorn State University 50
  2. Oral Roberts University 50
  3. California State University–Dominguez Hills 49
  4. Northeastern Illinois University 49
  5. University of Akron 49
  6. Ball State University 49
  7. University of Texas at El Paso 49
  8. University of Tennessee at Chattanooga 49

Other strong majors at SFA

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares SFA with every school we score in public policy & social work. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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